"Maybe you're not keeping her all the way out," Squall suggested. She certainly wasn't acting like her normal self, that was for sure. "Maybe she's influencing you a little. She doesn't want you to trust me."

He stood a little straighter, and looked directly at Rinoa with eyes blazing. "Because Ultimecia has everything to fear from me, and she probably knows it. I'm your Knight, and I'm going to save you from her!"